Uptown restaurants, Optimist Park food hall and more: What’s new in Charlotte dining scene


New restaurants are coming to uptown, a food hall has opened in the Optimist Park area, and another longtime Charlotte eatery is closed. These tidbits are among the latest food-and-drink news across the Charlotte area, as reported by CBJ in April.

In uptown, several restaurants are headed to Duke Energy Plaza at 525 S. Tryon St. this fall and next year. That tower, which serves as the new headquarters for Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK), will add two concepts by Joe and Katy Kindred — another location…

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